Forest products and wood science : an introduction / Rubin Shmulsky, P. David Jones ; drawings by Karen Lilley.
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Front Matter -- Tree Growth and Production of Woody Tissue -- Macroscopic Character of Wood -- Composition and Structure of Wood Cells -- Softwood Structure -- Hardwood Structure -- Juvenile Wood, Reaction Wood, and Wood of Branches -- Wood and Water -- Density and Specific Gravity -- Strength and Mechanics -- Durability and Protection -- Silvicultural Practices and Wood Quality -- Lumber -- Structural Composites -- Nonstructural Composites -- Pulp and Paper -- Energy and Chemical Products -- Global Raw Materials -- Index -- Keep up with Critical Fields.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tree growth and production of woody tissue -- Macroscopic character of wood -- Composition and structure of wood cells -- Softwood structure -- Hardwood structure -- Juvenile wood, reaction wood, and wood of branches -- Wood and water -- Density and specific gravity -- Strength and mechanics -- Durability and protection -- Silvicultural practices and wood quality -- Lumber -- Structural composites -- Nonstructural composites -- Pulp and paper -- Energy and chemical products -- Global raw materials.
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